Man Sentenced for Shootout, Felon-in-Possession

0:00A 43-year-old man from Southington just got hit with 29 months in federal prison for a wild shootout back in 2020. Eric D. Cox pulled a gun after getting slashed in Hartford and fired off shots that wounded a bystander. U.S. District Judge Victor Bolden handed down the sentence, Thursday in New Haven, plus two years of supervised release. The whole thing went down on September 4, near Hartford Hospital during a violent clash. Cox got knife first, then grabbed his piece and blasted away at the attacker and folks nearby. Cox found shell casings on Jefferson Street and a hospital worker spotted the 0.40 caliber pistol right outside the ER. Cox has a long rap sheet, including a federal bust in 2008 for crack cocaine distribution, which barred him from ever owning guns. That made his possession charge stick hard, and the bystander taking multiple bullets shows how these street beefs spill over. Jerry nailed him guilty last November 21st on felon in possession and cocaine counts.

1:01They linked the gun straight to him through DNA, and a search of his car turned up 28 grams of coke. He was out on a $100,000 bond until now. Cox has to surrender to prison on August 6, while state prosecutors handled the knife guy separately, cases like this remind us how one bad moment echoes for years. That's your Hartford News today update, AI-powered and always on.